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Police seize suspected militants with guns and suicide vest in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia has detained hundreds of people suspected of links to ISIL over the past year

Saudi Arabia says six credit agencies apply for licences

The kingdom issued new regulations governing credit agencies’ operations in Saudi Arabia last year

Mecca crane disaster: Saudi king orders SAR 1m compensation for victims’ families

Those who suffered permanent disability will also receive SAR 1m while others injured will get SAR 500,000 in compensation

Saudi suspends Binladen group over Mecca crane disaster

King Salman also ordered that the group’s board members and senior executives be barred from travel abroad

Saudi-led coalition in Yemen sees victory “no matter what”

Yemeni forces and their Arab allies are fighting to oust the Houthis in a six-month war that has killed over 4,500 people

Saudi cabinet grants license to Qatari bank for first time

Qatar National Bank has been granted a license to open a branch inside the kingdom

China’s SEPCO set to win gas booster project for Saudi Aramco

Under the new project called MGS 2, SEPCO will build a gas compressor station, industry sources said

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GCC economies hit by oil price drop, to grow 3.4% in 2015

The UAE and Saudi Arabia have fared better than their GCC counterparts because of economic diversification, says report

Five Saudi soldiers killed at Yemen border, fighting begins in central province

The five Saudis were reportedly killed in southern Najran province

Saudi Electricity says Aug peak power load hit record high

SEC’s peak load rose by 10.2 per cent to 62,260 MW from 56,547 MW a year earlier

Saudi salaries up 4.5% in 2015 despite falling oil prices – report

Employees in the kingdom are expected to record a 5 per cent salary hike in 2016, the report by Hay Group found.

Saudi Arabia blames winds for deadly crane collapse, opens investigation

The crane which collapsed onto one of Islam’s holiest shrines in Mecca, killed 107 people on Friday

Video: At least 107 killed by falling crane at Grand Mosque in Mecca

Officials said strong wind and rains had uprooted trees and affected cranes in the area

Disagreements over scope and ownership delay Saudi solar projects

The kingdom had announced three years ago that it wanted to install 41 gigawatts of solar electricity by 2032

India in diplomatic row over rape case ahead of Modi’s Saudi visit

Two Nepal maids claim they were kidnapped, gang-raped and starved over several months at a Saudi diplomat’s home

Saudi central bank to appoint KPMG partner as deputy governor for supervision

KPMG Saudi Arabia’s managing partner Tareq al-Sadhan is leaving the company at the end of December

Indian police investigate accusation Saudi official raped Nepali maids

The two women, aged 30 and 50, told police they were raped, assaulted, starved and held hostage over several months in Delhi

IMF urges Saudi action on domestic energy prices and wage bill

The Saudi economy is forecast to keep expanding strongly this year, showing little impact from the oil price drop, according to the IMF

Saudi Aramco signs first contract to build over 8,000 homes

The development will be located 8 km southwest of Aramco’s Dhahran headquarters

Saudi Arabia crude output drops in August

Crude suppled to the market in August was at 10.18 million bpd, down by about 78,000

Saudi Arabia says seeks to balance interests of oil consumers and producers

The kingdom is encouraging investment in different energy sectors

Saudi Arabia to allow full foreign ownership in retail

The increase in foreign ownership from the present level of up to 75 per cent for retail businesses comes after tumbling oil prices have slashed government revenues

Saudis trimming expenses, slowing some projects – finance minister

Ibrahim Alassaf said the kingdom was well-prepared to cope with the plunge of crude prices

Saudis may follow UAE and cut fuel subsidies

The newspaper did not elaborate on when the government might reach a conclusion on the issue, and it did not give details of the possible reform

Coalition attacks Yemen capital after UAE, Saudi soldiers killed

WAM said the UAE air force struck a mine-making plant in the Houthi-dominated Saada province and military camps and weapon stores in the central Ibb province

Saudi Arabia satisfied with Obama’s assurances on Iran deal

Saudi King Salman met with Obama at the White House on Friday to seek more support in countering Iran

New approach to old alliance for Saudi King and Obama

Despite Saudi disappointment with Obama’s push for a nuclear deal with Iran , the U.S. role in Riyadh’s war in Yemen shows Washington remains the kingdom’s core partner

Saudis consider blanket imposition of urban land tax

In March the cabinet approved in principle the idea of taxing undeveloped land in urban areas

Saudi Arabia, U.S. near deal for two Lockheed warships

The deal, valued at well over $1bn, could be reached by the end of this year

Obama to assure Saudi king of US help to counter Iranian threat

King Salman will meet Obama on Friday as part of his first US visit since ascending to the throne in January